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ProBush.com was created by two brothers from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Amidst heightened tension in the years following September 11th, Michael and Benjamin Marino felt compelled to create a webpage which offered unconditional support of the 43rd US President, George W. Bush. ProBush.com listed many celebrities and public personalities as "traitors" on its infamous "Traitor List". This led to a multimillion-dollar〔http://www.dmlp.org/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2003-05-27-Abourezk's%20Complaint.PDF〕 lawsuit in 2003 which lasted several years, and included Former US Senator, James Abourezk, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, and Jane Fonda.〔http://www.dmlp.org/threats/abourezk-v-probushcom Digital〕 Todd Epp of South Dakota was said to be the driving force behind the hotbed issue of free speech that had been created.〔http://www.aim.org/media-monitor/first-amendment-threatened/〕〔http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/web-site-wont-oppose-adding-jane-fonda-to-traitor-list-lawsuit〕 Others included on the list were Susan Sarandon, Nancy Pelosi, Madonna, and Ray Wirth.〔http://www.progressive.org/mag_mctraitorlist〕 The lawsuit lasted several years and ultimately ended in an undisclosed settlement.〔http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/settlement-reached-in-abourezk-traitor-list-lawsuit〕 ==Further reading== *(Digital Law Media Project: Abourezk v. ProBush.com ) *(Article: Website Lists 142 Traitors ) *(Article: First Amendment Threatened ) *(Article: Abourezk Sues Over ‘Traitor’ List ) *(Article: Web site won’t oppose adding Jane Fonda to ‘traitor list’ lawsuit ) *(Article: Settlement reached in Abourezk ‘traitor list’ lawsuit ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Probush.com」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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